Copy-holder for type-writing machines.



No. 728,613. PATENTED MAY 19, 1903.

E. G. PRICE. COPY HOLDER FOR TYPE WRITING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 23, 1902.

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Patented May 19, 1903.

PATENT. OFFICE.

EDSON 0. PRICE, OF GOSHEN, NEW YORK.

COPY-HOLDER FOR TYPE-WRlTlNG MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 728,613, dated May19,1903.

Application filed August 23, 1902. Serial No. 120,747. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDSON 0. PRICE, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Goshen, in the county of Orange and State of New York,have invented a new and Improved Copy-Holder for Type-Writing Machines,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The purpose of the invention is to provide a simple, durable, economic,and readily-applied copy-holder especially adapted to book type-writingmachinessuch as, for example, what is known as the Elliott & Hatchmachinebut which is also applicable to the frame of any type-writingmachine.

Another purpose of the invention is to so construct the copy-holder thatit may be adj usted laterally and vertically and so that the memberreceiving the copy will be provided with a clamping or retainingarm,which serves not only to hold the copy in place, but which alsoserves to mark the alinement of the matter to be copied.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device viewed from the front and afragmentary perspective view of the carriage to which the device isapplied; and Fig. 2 is a sectional rear elevation of the deviceandafragmentary sectional side elevation of the carriage to which it isapplied, showing a slight departure in the manner of making theconnection.

A represents the carriage of a type-writer which, for example, at oneside is provided with an upwardly-extendin g standard B, projectedoutward from the carriage, and this standard B, as is shown in Fig. 2,may be provided with a horizontal apertured lug b.

0 represents the bed-plate or member upon which the copyis to rest. Asshown, this bedplate 0 is of rectangular form; but it may be otherwiseshaped, and said bed-plate is provided at the central portion of itsback or rear surface with an apertured lug 10, firmly fixed to the saidplate, and adjacent to one vertical edge of the plate 0 the inner end ofa spring 11 is secured, which spring at its free end extends beyond thesaid vertical edge, as is shown in Fig. 2, and has bearing against theunder surface of the end extension 12 of a copy-retaining arm 13, whichextends transversely across the front face of the bed-plate O and ispivoted near its projecting end 12 in any suitable or approved mannerinbearings 14, secured to or formed upon the front face of the bed-plate 0adjacent to the edge beyond which the said retaining-arm extends.

When the projecting end 12 of the copy retaining arm 13 is pressed awayfrom the operator, the free end of the said arm leaves the bed-plate O,permitting copy to be conveniently placed on the bed-plate, and when theretaining-arm 13 is relieved from pressure through the influence of thespring 11 it will effectually hold the copy in position on thebed-plate. The upper edge of the copyretaining arm 13 is straight, beingat right angles to the upper edge of the bed-plate,aud therefore thisedge of the said retaining-arm 13 serves to mark the alinement of thematter to be copied.

The bed-plate C is supported preferably in the following manner: A rod15 is provided at its upper end with a bifurcated section 16, andbetween the members of this bifurcated section the lug 10 on the back ofthe bedplate 0 is received, and a set-screw 17 is passed through thesaid bifurcated section of the rod 15 and through the apertureheretofore mentioned in the lug 10, one member of the bifurcated portion16 of the rod 15 being suitably threaded where the set-screw 17 passesthrough it. Under this construction it is obvious that the bed-plate Cmay be rocked as desired on the rod 15, which is vertical, so as to giveany desired inclination to the bed-plate C. The rod 15 is received in avertical tube 18 and is held stationary by means of a set-screw 19,passed through the tube l8vto an engagement with the rod 15, so that thesaid rod may be raised and lowered and held by the set-screw'l9 inadjustable position to bring the copy on the bed-plate C properly beforethe operator.

The supporting-tube 18 at its lower end is mounted to turn around a studor post 20, which extends upward or vertically from one end of ahorizontal supporting-arm D, as is shown in Fig. 2, and at the oppositeend of this supporting-arm D a second stud or post 22 is carried in anupward direction. This inner or second stud or post 22 under theconstruction shown in Fig. 1 is mounted to turn in an aperture at oneend of a clamp E, which clamp E consists of a horizontal body 2 l, inwhich the aforesaid aperture is made, said body having a longitudinalout therein, extending from the aperture to the opposite end of theclamp E, at which latter end claws 25 are prod uced adapted to embracethe standard B of the carriage A of the type-writing machine. Theseclaws are held in binding engagement with the standard B by means of aset-screw 26, passed through the body portion of the clamp E, across theslotted portion thereof.

In Fig. 2 the device is shown secured to the aforesaid lug b, extendingfrom the standard B to the carriage of the type-writing machine, andunder this latter construction the stud or post 22 turnslooselyin theaperture in the lug b and is provided with a removable cap 27 and aflange 27. When the device is attached to the carriage, as shown in Fig.1, the same construction of stud or post 22 is employednamely, the cap27 and flange 2'7 are present. Under this construction it will beobserved that the bedplate 0 may be raised and lowered as occasion maydemand and may be turned through the medium of the supporting-tube 18,or the device may be swung around to any necessary position through themedium of the supporting-arm D.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. In a copy-holder for type-writing machines, abed-plate, a retaining-arm pivoted near one side edge of the saidbed-plate, extending transversely of the same over its front surface,the said retaining-arm being provided with an extension which projectsbeyond the edge of the bed-plate at which the arm is pivoted, and aspring secured to the back of the bed-plate, having hearing at its freeend against the extension from the copyretaining arm, the upper edge ofthe said copy-retaining arm being straight and serving to aline thematter to be copied, as set forth.

2. In a copy-holder for type-writing machines, the combination with acarriage and a bracket extension from the said carriage, of

a bed-plate, a spring-controlled, copy-retaining arm pivoted on thefront face of the said bed-plate and extending transversely thereof, arod pivotally attached to the back of the bed-plate, a tube providedwith a set-screw and in which. the said rod is adjustable, a horizontalsupporting-arm on which the said. tube is supported andis adapted toturn, and a swinging connection between the supporting-arm and thebracket extension from the carriage of the type-writing machine, as andfor the purpose specified.

3. In a copy-holder for type-writing machines, the combination with atype-writer frame having a support pivotally connected thereto, of acopy-holding bed-plate having a retaining-arm pivoted near oneofits sideedges and extending transversely of the same over its front surface; thesaid retaining-arm being provided with an extension which projectsbeyond the edge of the plate at which the arm is pivoted; and a springsecured to the back of the bed-plate having bearing at its free endagainst the extension from the copy-retaining arm, as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDSON 0. PRICE. Witnesses:

JOHN F. HALSTEAD, J OHN WALLACE.

